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CDIS Career Week 2023:

Take Your Career Prospects to the Next Level!

WHAT: Career Week at the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences

WHEN: Tuesday, September 19^th through September 27^th

WHY: The week offers numerous chances to connect with professionals in your field, including big-name companies like Google, Epic, Sony, John Deere, and DraftKings. And here’s the thing: these companies are here specifically to meet students like you.

Throughout the week, you’ll have chances to get your resume reviewed by experts, attend information sessions with companies actively hiring, and even participate in mock job interviews.

Please Note: Resume reviews and mock interviews are with whichever employer is open - students can't request a particular employer. 

*Resume Reviews are drop in, 15-minute, one-on-one discussions between employers and students to review the student’s resume and provide industry-specific advice to strengthen the student’s candidacy for career and internship opportunities. 

**Mock interviews are drop in, 25-minute, one-on-one discussions to coach students through the interview process. The interview will last 20 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for feedback.

Donuts With Dell!

Wednesday, Sept. 20th @ 6 pm, CS Building: Room 1240

WHAT: Information session on Dell internship and recent grad opportunities, Dell Trivia contest (winners get Dell swag!), Greenbush donuts for attendees!

WHEN: Wednesday, September 20^th 6-7pm

WHERE: CS Building, Room 1240

Please RSVP using the QR code below!

Resume Basics

Applying to jobs can sometimes feel like throwing resumes into a black hole - nothing ever comes out, not even feedback! 

A great way to make yourself stand out in the job search process is to attend Employer Events. Employers want to connect with students; they’re dying to hear about your experiences and your interests. At Employer Information Sessions, the hiring managers are literally just waiting to talk to you. 

In addition to making a personal connection, Employer Events give lots of valuable info about how to best apply for a job. 

• What skills is the employer looking for? 
• What are some things the employer absolutely wants to see (or doesn’t want to see) on a resume? 
• What is the interview process like for this employer? 

Answers to these questions and more can be found if you attend these events! 

Arm yourself with knowledge -- use Handshake to search upcoming Employer Events today!

We’re also hosting a Career Fair Prep Night on Tuesday Sept 19th.

Bring your resume and your questions!

Software Development Positions

New Mexico Water Data Initiative

Alpha Omega Epsilon Fall Recruitment Events

dotData Fall Kickoff

Tuesday, Sept. 19th @ 6 pm, CS Building: Room 1240

Enjoy a welcome to or back to dotData! We'll introduce who we are and what we will be doing throughout the semester, as well as helpful tips to start the school year and internship search.

Wisconsin AI Safety Initiative (WAISI) Program Pipelines

The Wisconsin AI Safety Initiative is a community that aims to mitigate the risks that increasingly capable artificial intelligence brings to the world. (see our programming and apply here!)

Already, we can see some unintended negative consequences of AI advancement causing harm today: discrimination in housing, healthcare, and policing, political deepfakes and misinformation, empowering surveillance capabilities of oppressive regimes.

For the same reasons that preventing these outcomes are difficult – alignment and governance challenges – we can expect that even larger scale risks are on the horizon. 

Nearer term, we can expect bad actors to be empowered by AI technology to potentially engineer novel bioweapons that could spark pandemics, launch larger scale cyberattacks than ever before, and more. 

Longer term, we ought to worry about potential risks from autonomous self-directed AI agents which may be deceptive in behaving well under observation but pursuing its true goals when not surveilled or power seeking in instrumentally disempowering humanity in order to more optimally pursue its terminal goals.

Come join the Wisconsin AI Safety Initiative to gain a holistic understanding of the risks and then build the skills to solve them in AI alignment and AI governance.

See our infographic above for more information and apply here :)

Sandia Labs Critical Skills Recruiting Program

(Grad School Funding Available!)

Application Deadline: September 21st!

Interested in Doctoral Studies?

McNair Scholars Program Opportunities Available!